Social Work Case Manager

Home Health Care Management Opportunity

Home & Health Care Management is the oldest home health care agency in Northern California. Our agency specializes in delivering comprehensive in-home care and case management for older adults, children, and those living with disabilities across many counties. We use a matrix of Medi-Cal, Medicare and targeted health programs to find solutions that work for our clients.

Overview of the Role

We want to hire bachelor's prepared Social Workers (or another related field such as Gerontology) who will work with a Care Management Team (CMT) consisting of Master's or Bachelor's prepared Social Worker and Registered Nurse team to provide comprehensive case management services to target population.

Who You Are:

You are a Master's or Bachelor's Prepared Social Worker (BSW) passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals. You are detail oriented, computer literate, and want to work as part of a management team supervising the care of clients who are receiving home and community-based services. You are good at problem solving, knowledgeable about community resources, and enjoy helping clients solve social determinants of health care problems. You want a workplace that values the significant differences Social Workers can make to the health and welfare of clients. You like working 8am-5pm on weekdays with no weekend work.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the team with finding community resources (i.e., housing; medical equipment and supplies; primary care physician and specialists; essential items like food, clothing, and household goods; medical transportation; and caregivers, etc.) needed to meet the participant's needs
• Engages in advocacy efforts to ensure participants receive timely medical services to remain safe in the community
• Responds timely to questions and enquiries from CMT, participants, and other entities for smooth patient care coordination
• Provides education to participants so they can better understand the benefits of services and community supports
• Assists participants with applications (i.e., Medi-Cal; IHSS; Calfresh; and Regional Center, etc.). Explains eligibility requirements, coordinates transportation for participants and other basic needs of support
• Document all consumer interaction and maintain timely reporting and documentation requirements
• Observes participants behavior; reports significant changes to supervisor or team; documents appropriately
• Daily case conference with CMT about shared participants
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Essential Requirements:

• Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in Social Work or another related field
• Skilled in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of standard software
• Valid California Driver's License and eligible to be insured under our liability policy with a clean DMV report
• Your own vehicle and proof of current auto insurance
• CPR certificate required within 30 days of hire

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Certifications

• Knowledge of basic problems and needs of people diagnosed with a physical disability or emotional disturbance
• Knowledge of community and supportive services
• Skilled in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects, and demands
• Skilled in working within deadlines to complete projects and assignments
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers and other community providers
• Experience with electronic medical records

Location and Service Region:

This is not a remote role, and you are required to work from our Chico office. You will need your own car and be able to travel to client's homes in Butte County and surrounding counties such as Glenn and Tehama. Work is performed in a community and office environment. PPE is provided to all employees. Transporting clients with personal vehicle is prohibited.

Schedule:

This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, from Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm with an hour for lunch. No weekend work.

Physical Requirements:

Job offer is conditional upon successfully passing a medical exam that tests amongst other things the ability to move, visual acuity, and hearing acuity. Physical requirement for this role specifically includes:

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, walks, and moves intermittently during working hours
• Able to lift to 35 pounds without assistance
• Able to drive intermittently

Compensation:

Pay range is $22 to $30 per hour. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.

Benefits:

• You will be reimbursed for the mileage you travel in your own vehicle from the office to participant's homes.
• Access to company owned vehicles to client visits.
• You will receive a monthly phone stipend.
• On the first of the month following 2 months of employment you will be eligible for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability insurance as well as Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• We offer 401(k) matching up to 4% after 1 year of employment and 1,000 hours worked.

Leave accrues starting on your first day of employment, and you can take paid vacation, bereavement, sick and holiday leave after 90 days.

If you have an interest in joining our amazing team, we would like to hear from you!